Albert A. Michelson

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American scientist Nobel laureate experimental physicist human physicist

Albert A. Michelson was an American physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his precise measurements of the speed of light and foundational contributions to experimental physics.

Aliases (2)

Albert Abraham Michelson ×1
Michelson ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American scientist → Nobel laureate → experimental physicist → human → physicist →
awardReceived	Copley Medal → Nobel Prize in Physics → Rumford Prize →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1852-12-19 →
dateOfDeath	1931-05-09 →
educatedAt	Collège de France → United States Naval Academy → University of Berlin NERFINISHED → École Polytechnique →
employer	Case School of Applied Science → Clark University → United States Naval Academy → University of Chicago →
familyName	Michelson →
fieldOfWork	experimental physics → metrology → optics →
fullName	Albert Abraham Michelson →
givenName	Albert →
hasInstrument	Michelson interferometer →
influenced	development of special relativity →
knownFor	Michelson interferometer → Michelson–Morley experiment → foundational contributions to experimental physics → precise measurements of the speed of light →
languageSpoken	English →
nativeLanguage	German →
notableAchievement	first American Nobel laureate in Physics → first American to receive a Nobel Prize in the sciences →
notableWork	Michelson interferometer → Michelson–Morley experiment →
occupation	physicist → university teacher →
placeOfBirth	Kingdom of Prussia → Province of Posen → Strzelno →
placeOfDeath	Pasadena, California →
positionHeld	head of physics department at the University of Chicago → professor of physics →
researchFocus	interference of light → measurement of the speed of light →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Michelson–Morley experiment →	conductedBy
Albert A. Michelson ("Michelson") →	familyName
Albert A. Michelson ("Albert Abraham Michelson") →	fullName
Robert A. Millikan →	hasAcademicAdvisor
Edward W. Morley →	influencedBy
Michelson interferometer →	namedAfter
Case School of Applied Science →	notablePersonAssociated